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Best Book-to-Movie Adaptations

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1. The Virgin Suicides (1999)

People who added this item 3571  Average listal rating (2431 ratings) 7.4  IMDB Rating 7.9 
2. The Bourne Identity (2002)

People who added this item 4381  Average listal rating (2981 ratings) 6  IMDB Rating 6.4 
3. The Da Vinci Code (2006)

People who added this item 3794  Average listal rating (2444 ratings) 8  IMDB Rating 8.2 
4. Trainspotting (1996)

People who added this item 497  Average listal rating (271 ratings) 6.3  IMDB Rating 6.7 
5. Emma (1996)

People who added this item 708  Average listal rating (465 ratings) 6.5  IMDB Rating 7.5 
6. Field of Dreams (1989)

People who added this item 5237  Average listal rating (3609 ratings) 8.1  IMDB Rating 8.7 
7. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

People who added this item 545  Average listal rating (352 ratings) 6.3  IMDB Rating 6.4 
8. Kiss the Girls (1997)

People who added this item 491  Average listal rating (286 ratings) 6.3  IMDB Rating 6 
9. The Lord of the Rings (1978)

People who added this item 571  Average listal rating (364 ratings) 5.9  IMDB Rating 6.2 
10. Along Came a Spider (2001)

People who added this item 1560  Average listal rating (1030 ratings) 6.4  IMDB Rating 6.5 
11. The Bone Collector (1999)

People who added this item 890  Average listal rating (482 ratings) 7.2  IMDB Rating 7.7 
12. Little Children (2006)

People who added this item 3203  Average listal rating (2015 ratings) 7.3  IMDB Rating 7.6 
13. American Psycho (2000)

People who added this item 202  Average listal rating (93 ratings) 6.4  IMDB Rating 6.1 
14. Less Than Zero (1987)

People who added this item 3779  Average listal rating (2505 ratings) 6.6  IMDB Rating 6.9 
15. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witc... (2005)

People who added this item 337  Average listal rating (174 ratings) 5.8  IMDB Rating 5.6 
16. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)

People who added this item 977  Average listal rating (545 ratings) 5.9  IMDB Rating 6.5 
17. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
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People who added this item 2400  Average listal rating (1444 ratings) 5.9  IMDB Rating 5.9 
18. The Princess Diaries (2001)

People who added this item 2402  Average listal rating (1418 ratings) 7.5  IMDB Rating 7.7 
19. Pride & Prejudice (2005)
I actually strongly prefer the BBC version starring Colin Firth, but that's not a choice on here and I can't quite figure out how to make it one...

People who added this item 1395  Average listal rating (818 ratings) 8  IMDB Rating 8.4 
20. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

People who added this item 396  Average listal rating (216 ratings) 8.1  IMDB Rating 8 
21. The Last Picture Show (1971)

People who added this item 7491  Average listal rating (4859 ratings) 8.4  IMDB Rating 8.9 
22. Fight Club (1999)

People who added this item 4427  Average listal rating (3042 ratings) 8  IMDB Rating 8.5 
23. The Green Mile (1999)

People who added this item 3638  Average listal rating (2326 ratings) 6.7  IMDB Rating 6.7 
24. The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

People who added this item 7385  Average listal rating (4764 ratings) 8.2  IMDB Rating 8.9 
25. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Kin... (2003)

People who added this item 821  Average listal rating (529 ratings) 6.4  IMDB Rating 6.7 
26. The Firm (1993)

People who added this item 4052  Average listal rating (2687 ratings) 7.6  IMDB Rating 8.1 
27. A Beautiful Mind (2001)

People who added this item 361  Average listal rating (203 ratings) 6.5  IMDB Rating 6.8 
28. The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)

People who added this item 5500  Average listal rating (3660 ratings) 7.1  IMDB Rating 7.3 
29. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

People who added this item 6620  Average listal rating (4348 ratings) 7.1  IMDB Rating 8 
30. Jurassic Park (1993)

People who added this item 655  Average listal rating (398 ratings) 6.2  IMDB Rating 6.4 
31. The Pelican Brief (1993)

People who added this item 2717  Average listal rating (1631 ratings) 7.4  IMDB Rating 7.2 
32. Girl, Interrupted (1999)

People who added this item 3457  Average listal rating (2223 ratings) 8.5  IMDB Rating 8.8 
33. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

People who added this item 329  Average listal rating (175 ratings) 6.8  IMDB Rating 7.1 
34. Friday Night Lights (2004)

People who added this item 4693  Average listal rating (2873 ratings) 8.4  IMDB Rating 8.9 
35. Schindler's List (1993)

People who added this item 863  Average listal rating (505 ratings) 7.3  IMDB Rating 7.4 
36. Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

People who added this item 3003  Average listal rating (1902 ratings) 6.4  IMDB Rating 6.7 
37. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)

People who added this item 105  Average listal rating (58 ratings) 6.6  IMDB Rating 6.4 
38. Circle of Friends (1995)



Because the book is always better, but sometimes the movie is actually pretty good...

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Posted: 4 years ago at May 17 22:21
Great list!
Only the last movie of the Lord of the Rings series made in on here?

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